by Sharon Moreland | Jun 2, 2026 | Adults, News
During highway construction along Madison Avenue, we will keep the parking lot entryway open as a temporary entrance. This will take visitors on a journey through the children’s department. You can turn north at Buckeye, but not Sycamore, and circle the block in...
by Sharon Moreland | Dec 31, 2025 | Children, News
We invite you and your family to visit the Library’s Family Play Space, developed and funded as a pilot project for the Southeast Kansas Library System (sekls.org). This space is thoughtfully designed to meet the developmental needs of children and stresses the...
by Sharon Moreland | Nov 1, 2025 | Adults, News
Thank you! We reached $9,514 as of the end of Giving Tuesday. With your support, we can continue to nurture and grow the Iola Public Library Endowment Fund. Managed locally by Your Community Foundation, the Endowment Fund has grown from $12,000 in 2012 to over...
by Sharon Moreland | Aug 21, 2025 | News
The Iola Public Library Board would like to hear your thoughts about the Library and ask you to take this quick survey. Your input will help us revise and update our Strategic Plan. Interested to know more? You are invited to download the Approved Strategic...
by Sharon Moreland | Jul 29, 2025 | Friends, News
From mid-July through September 1, you and your family can walk around the Iola Square and read the children’s classic “Caps for Sale” by Esphyr Slobodkina one store window at a time! Start at the Library to start the story and view a map to guide...
by Sharon Moreland | Jul 24, 2025 | Children, News
Fire Trucks, Tow Trucks, and Tractors! Oh My! Celebrate the end of a very successful Summer Reading Program with a Touch a Truck event on the east side of the square in downtown Iola on Thursday, Aug. 7 at 5:30 pm. Thank you to Community National Bank for providing...
